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Where does “incrustandus” come from?

incrustandus (Latin) comes from Latin incrusto, from Latin crusto, from Latin crusta, from Proto-Italic *krustos, from Proto-Indo-European krustós, from Proto-Indo-European krews- — to form a crust, begin to freeze.

incrustandus (Latin): which is to be encrusted

Definitions

  1. which is to be encrusted

Ancestry of “incrustandus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinincrustoI encrust
2LatincrustoI cover with a rind, shell, incrustation,...
3LatincrustaThe hard surface of a body; rind, shell, crust,...
4Proto-Italic*krustos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrustóshardened
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrews-to form a crust, begin to freeze
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